Durham Township, Pennsylvania
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Durham Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,313 at the 2000 census. It was first organised in 1775 and is located in the extreme North-east of Bucks County. It was the location of Durham Furnace, Durham Boat Company and Durham Mills.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.3 km² (9.4 mi²). 23.9 km² (9.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.71%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,313 people, 485 households, and 382 families residing in the township. The population density was 55.0/km² (142.6/mi²). There were 525 housing units at an average density of 22.0/km² (57.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.17% White, 0.08% African American, 0.76% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 485 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $70,875, and the median income for a family was $73,750. Males had a median income of $51,719 versus $34,688 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,913. 3.9% of the population and 2.7% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.0% of those under the age of 18 and 3.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
